Football History

Podcast: Reflections on Italia ’90

We reflect on the iconic Italia '90 World Cup with Simon Hart, author of World in Motion, The Inside Story…

7 years ago

Book Review: World in Motion by Simon Hart

English and Irish football fans, in particular, remember Italia ’90 fondly. Gazza’s tears, Nessun Dorma, Totò Schillaci’s wild staring eyes,…

7 years ago

17 stunning Art Deco football stadiums from around the world

The Arts Décoratifs (Art Deco) style of design and architecture was a distinctive modern movement peaking in the 1920s and…

7 years ago

Football Travel Podcast: The History of Football Fandom

In this podcast, we talk exclusively to Paul Brown, the author of Savage Enthusiasm, which chronicles the story of the…

7 years ago

Football Travel Podcast: The Jewish Community in English Football plus the Merseyside Derby

The Jewish Community in English Football (01:03): We talk to Anthony Clavane, author of Does Your Rabbi Know You’re Here?…

7 years ago

Football Travel Podcast: AFC Bournemouth and Northern Ireland

Coming up in Episode 14... AFC Bournemouth’s future plans (00:46): We sit down with Rob Mitchell, Commercial Director at AFC…

7 years ago

Review: The Art of the Football Shirt

We pop down to London’s Brick Lane to see The Art of the Football Shirt by author Neal Heard. It…

7 years ago

Football Travel Podcast: Scottish Football History and France

    The History of Scottish Football (00:42): Sports historian Andy Mitchell introduces us to the evolution of football in…

8 years ago

Football Travel: Gernika Club

The Basque market town of Gernika (Guernica) was immortalised in art form by Pablo Picasso after its destruction by aerial…

8 years ago

City Guide: The Football Clubs of Budapest

The Mightiest Magyar, Ferenc Puskás It's not just one of Europe’s greatest and most glamorous cities, the Hungarian capital Budapest…

8 years ago